Pearls Of Wisdom

I have stuff I could be blogging about but quite frankly it is Thursday and I am not feeling terribly witty, or even moderately likable at the moment. My kids are funny, though, so I will leave it up to them to dazzle you with their charming personalities.

Penny: pants-less and proud. She has also taken it upon herself to be the resident screamer. And not just any yell will do, I am talking only high pitched shrills.
Gavin and Laney: The two of them say a lot of funny crap. When they have conversations I listen in just for the little nuggets of goodness. Some recent conversations:
G: What rhymes with ball?
L: Hall!
G: Good job. What rhymes with more?
L: Whore.
G: Good. What rhymes with wag?
L: Fag.

L: It looks like it is going to rain today.
(This was the sky the day Laney said that. No lie. I made Blake take a picture only to prove that she was loco. Nothing like parading your child's crazy all over the Internet. Solid parenting. Almost as good as making it look like we have been teaching her words like whore and fag.)

Canon: He makes me laugh. Daily. His new thing is telling me he is wearing his "Mommy shirt. It's scary."
Sometimes I am am. Scary that is.

Hand Motions And All

The other day we were in bed and Canon started counting. Not only were we proud of him but we were also a little surprised because after every time he counted he would make shooting noises.

We still don't really understand where he got it from.

Also you may notice that the little guy that he is holding...He shoots him and then he dies. Just a little morbid.

He also is talking a lot more.

Granted his words for things are a bit off, but that is part of the fun.

I wish I could have "Beep Bops."

My Girl

Laney is a funny little girl.

I am sure that all people think that their kids are entertaining...

I do too.

She does funny things that make me laugh but she also does things that are strange...but just normal for her.

The other day we bought her a new bathing suit.

She was thrilled.

When we got home she put it on (with her underwear still on).

She let us know that she wanted to wear it for quiet time. So we let her.

She wore that bathing suit the rest of the day.

After quiet time was over she still wanted to wear it but I told her to go put some clothes on.

She did. Over her bathing suit. Laney has always been a funny little talker. When she was little it almost sounded like she had a speech impediment.
She talks a lot and likes to tell stories or just inform you of what has happened during the day.
Most of the time when she is really into her story she does a funny little "click" noise with her tongue. This lets us know that she is gearing up to tell us something good.
Such as:

"The joker is funny because he tells jokes. He said lets go make a snowman...(click)...and there isn't any snow."

Things That Make Me Smile

Canon talking about his Raccoon and Ratatouille.

Most of the time when he is talking to Ratatouille he is bossing him around. Pointing his finger and scolding "Two-ee!"

Our kids love to jump off of the couch.

Gavin is quite graceful at it...Laney not so much.

Honesty

On Monday night we had family home evening. We were talking to the kids about honesty and lying.

During our lesson Gavin said:

"This is my favorite thing about lying....but I'm not going to do it."

and

"I know a lot about lying."

Well at least he is honest.

Regular On Goings At Our House

Canon is notorious for stashing food under his plate at dinner.

He just takes it off his plate and puts it under it.

The other day while cleaning up their rooms I heard Laney say

"Gavin you got sticky balls for your birthday."

Oh....

While cleaning up the next day the following conversation took place:

Laney: "Gavin what do you have a lifesaver for?"

Gavin: "So if people are mean I will just kill them with it."

Makes perfect sense.

You've Heard It Once...You've Heard It A Million Times

Rainbow Connection Powered By Duracell

Gavin: "I see the rainbow."
Laney: "Jesus turned it on."
Gavin: "Oh no! Where is it going?"
Laney: "He turned it off."
Gavin: "Yeah the batteries are dead so he turned it off so he could charge them."
Laney: "Yes. He needs to charge them."

Look What I Found

Thursday.

Gavin started preschool yesterday. At dinner he was doing a lot of "A-A-A-Apple. T-T-T-Table." Then he said "B says B-B-B-Banished." Huh?The other morning Laney woke up crying and was all wet. When Blake asked her if she had wet the bed Laney said "No. I was thirsty and Grandma Dana got me a drink of water and poured it on my bed." Let the wetting the bed dreams begin.

I watched my sister Sarah's little girl for the past two days. Canon has this awesome tan colored skin and Addi looks like my other two kids. I just couldn't resist a picture of their little naked bodies next to each other.

Jasmine And Mo-Key-O Whyed

And there you have it.

She Sells Sea Shells Down By The Sea Shore

I am kinda sure that somewhere in there she says shirt, Bellagio, and Grandma Jackie...other than that, I don't know.

I Enjoy My Baby With A Side Of Coo

So this is not nearly as exciting as the explosion at the gas place unless you find baby cooing to be super suspenseful. If so....this video will be right up your alley.

Say It Again

Our friend Mark just got a new second job. On Wednesday night we went to the "friends and family" opening. Wonder where he works?

We can't help but laugh at Laney's funny talking.

Ribbit